municipality
noun
Simple meaning
A district with a government that usually encloses no other governed districts.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
mjunɪsəˈpæləti
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Definition
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noun
A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.
The governing body of such a district.
politics
In the Philippines and in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, second-level administrative divisions that may house one or more cities or towns whose head of government may be called mayors or, in Mexico, municipal presidents.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.
Used this way, municipality is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in government or politics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Government/politics
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More ways to use municipality
- “The local municipality is responsible for maintaining the roads.”
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Relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality.
The government of a municipality.
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